Hodag Country Festival — Rhinelander, WI (2026)
Northwoods country festival branded on the local Hodag cryptid — ticket booths real, creature folklore.
Sources hodag.com/country-music; Travel Wisconsin event page; Rhinelander/Oneida County public history as available
Locale map
The Hodag Country Festival returns each July to Rhinelander, Wisconsin (2026 dates listed 9–12 July on hodag.com and Travel Wisconsin): a long-running Northwoods country music weekend branded around the local lumber-camp cryptid.
Statue and stage
The Hodag statue and the ticket booth are real civic economy; the Hodag as biology stays folklore. Status folklore. Useful pair with an open IR clip the same browse week — civic myth beside military pixels.
Evidence ledger
Each claim in this file, the source it rests on, and how well it holds up: 1 corroborated · 1 unverified. What the labels mean.
| Claim | Source | Type · date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Hodag Country Festival was listed for 9–12 July in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. | hodag.com; Travel Wisconsin event page | listing · 2026 | corroborated |
| The Hodag is a living animal.Filed as folklore. | Rhinelander/Oneida County public history, as available | secondary | unverified |
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